The CSIS Southeast Asia Program, in cooperation with the U.S.-Philippines Strategic Initiative, is pleased to present the CSIS-Pertamina Banyan Tree Leadership Forum with Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo of the Republic of the Philippines.

He will discuss U.S.-Philippine relations, Philippine foreign policy under President Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines' activities and plans as chair of ASEAN in 2017, and recent developments in the country.

Mr. Manalo was appointed Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs in March 2017 after serving as Undersecretary for Policy since 2016. He served previously as ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2016; ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the European Union from 2010 to 2011, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva from 2003 to 2007.